SIT arrests builder for unathorised construction in Shahberi

Noida police chief Vaibhav Krishna said a number of cases was registered at Bisrakh police station regarding illegal projects in Shahberi over the past few years.Abhishek Awasthi | TNN | August 20, 2019, 15:30 IST

Police said Pradeep Tiwari, who was earlier the SHO of Sector 24 police station, will head the SIT. The team made its first arrest on Monday itself —a female developer, Meenakshi, was picked up from Bisrakh area.

Noida police chief Vaibhav Krishna said a number of cases was registered at Bisrakh police station regarding illegal projects in Shahberi over the past few years. “We have formed the SIT keeping in mind the number of cases registered in connection with illegal projects,” said Krishna.

Asked about Noida police’s investigation into Shahberi buildings, Mukul Tyagi, the spokesperson for Shahberi Sangharsh Samiti, said: “The issue certainly needed special investigation, but the job is only half done. The investigation that the SIT will do must be transparent and it should find the right culprits, and not harass the common people who have already lost their life’s savings by buying a house here.”

GNIDA had filed a total 44 cases against 181 people over allegations of illegally developing colonies and housing projects in Shahberi. So far, five Authority officials have been removed over allegations of conspiring with these illegal developers.